Hi, I am a long time lurker of your blog – I love it and reading about all your charity shop finds! I think that is a really lovely idea that you will hire out your china collection for charity donations. x

I love chine but can’t collect it as don’t have the space to store it–damn living in a small flat. But one day I am going to have the pretiest tea sets ever and invite people over for afternoon tea so they can see them in their full glory!Lottie Really Loves recently posted..This weekend:

There is a fab charity shop near me in Hertfordshire. The first time I went in they had multiple vintage globes, suitcases and pyrex but alas I had no money so I went back a couple of days later and it had all gone. This leads me to believe that i’m not the only one who knows about its greatness. Darn it!Katie recently posted..Happy weekend

I’ve sort of concocted my own way of getting rid of that musy charity shop smell. Take the garment and lay it on a clean dry towel then liberally sprinkle with good old shake and vac. Roll the garment into the towel like you’re making a roulade and leave for a couple of hours. Then shake off the powder out of the window and voila! I’ve not tried this on knitware yet as the particles might get a bit stuck in the wool.lauren_alice recently posted..My hair… Decisions decisions.

Is it possible to have jug envy (of the ceramic kind) – I think I do! I have been collecting vintage teacups for years but have been trying to hold back recently as I have tonnes just sitting in the cupboard. Sigh. Perhaps I can collect vicariously through you!Decorator’s Notebook recently posted..Probably the dreamiest bedroom in the world

What great finds! This must be a small, independent charity shop – the big ones (PDSA etc) have got £ per square ft/m to bring in to justify their wage bills, rent, rates etc – so their prices are higher than new-buy from cheapie new shops 🙁 Pity the hamper got away it’s gorge!Alison Cross recently posted..Hestia….tells a yellow tale

Yeah, it’s an indie one Alison… run by people who are determined to charge reasonable prices for nice things. (The woman there told me she doesn’t believe in ‘vintage’. She was also saying that the old women who drop off things, like old china, want it to go to people who’ll look after it and cherish it.) I agree that it seems sad when you can buy something cheaper for new as it does put you off really. xZoë {Conversation Pieces} recently posted..Friday I’m in love… with printmaking

I dont know if I am going to show my age here but I used to hate charity shops, I used to think that they were disgusting but now I love to spend hours looking round inside of themPoppy recently posted..Software to watch TV online

I wasn’t a huge fan when I was little… my Nana used to say charity shops were for ‘tinks’! and that sort of stuck with me until I went to uni! I think in a small town there was obviously a stigma about having to shop there, as opposed to wanting to shop there. Funny how things change x

I adore charity shops too- they’re like mini goldmines. LOVE all of your 70s pieces, so pretty!! Love that cardigan too- looks so soft and the colour is stunning!
My latest post is about how to take care of vintage clothes 😀cecylia recently posted..Kaleidoscopic

I’ve found that Borax substitute works really well at getting that musty smell out of vintage clothes. Borax is a fungicide that safe to use around the home and that musty smell is mould so it needs killing and won’t wash out. It’s available online, I got some on Ebay very cheaply. Just put a generous amount in with your washing powder, either machine wash or hand wash depending on how delicate it is, and line dry if possible. Tah dah! Lovely fresh smelling vintage cardi.

Thanks Kelly. Someone had mentioned Borax substitute to me recently (in a charity shop!) but I had no idea what they were talking about… and then just had the word Borat stuck in my head (useless!). Will def check that out, thanks xx

Beautiful finds. I just stumbled across your blog and it is lovely. Now following. Oh and vintage shops that are still decent….If you’re every in Stockholm that Stockholms Stadmission stores are beautifully curated and still decent prices too!nicola lynde recently posted..loppemarked.